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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bando quote as he carves the steak on Christmas day?

2. What was the date of the newspaper story that Bando read to Sam first?

3. After Sam set up Halloween treats for his animal neighbors, what did he have for lunch the next day?

4. What did Sam decide to use to make a fireplace for his home?

5. What did Sam use to haul the materials to make his fireplace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What issues did Sam face when hunting season arrived?

2. How are the chickadees like people that Sam knew on Third Avenue in New York?

3. What mess was made inside Sam's tree house when he had the Halloween party for his animal neighbors?

4. What evidence did Warden Jim Handy find of a wild boy, and why did he think the boy went home?

5. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

6. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

7. What made Sam realize that he needed ventilation when he used his furnace?

8. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

9. How did Frightful help Sam gather nuts?

10. How did Sam and Frightful like the crickets in the meadow in "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sam was able to survive the winter without any help. How was Sam able to be so self-sufficient?

Essay Topic 2

Sam found a man sleeping near his tree that he nicknamed Bando. How did a relationship develop between Sam and Bando?

Essay Topic 3

Sam ran away from home. Why did Sam run and why didn't his parents stop him?

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